also: てっちん
noun
A heavy iron block used in metalworking. Often paired with 金敷 (かなしき).
See also: 金敷
鍛冶屋が金床の上で鉄を打っている。
The blacksmith is hammering iron on the anvil.
金床と金敷はセットで使われる。
An anvil and a block are used together.
Rare kanji spelling, also read かなとこ.
金敷 is a block or base on which metal is placed, often used together with an anvil (金床).
Compound of 金 (kana, 'metal') and 床 (toko, 'bed, base'). The reading てっちん for 鉄砧 is a Sino-Japanese reading of the same characters.